Summary:
In the Leflore Legacy Academy single-school district, Leflore Legacy Academy serves 203 students in grades 6–8 in Greenwood, Mississippi, with 100% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6%, notably better than the state's 23.9%.
Because this is the only school in the Leflore Legacy Academy district, all figures are the same at both levels. The school's strongest subject is 8th grade science, which improved to 50.7% proficient in 2025-2026, closing the gap with the state to just 7.1 points. English Language Arts also showed steady gains across all three grades, with 6th grade rising by 8.2 points, 7th by 2.9 points, and 8th by 6.3 points. However, proficiency rates remain far below state averages, ranging from 11.7 to 20.6 points behind. The most concerning area is mathematics, especially 6th grade math, where only 16.5% of students are proficient—a 36.2-point gap behind the state. Both 6th and 7th grade math declined from the prior year, while 8th grade math improved. Algebra I also dropped sharply from 47.7% to 38.9% proficiency.
The school's overall ranking has remained in the bottom quartile, at the 16th percentile statewide for 2025-2026, with a district rank of 118 out of 134. Average proficiency across all reported tests rose from 28.5% to 31.1%, while the state average rose only from 50.5% to 51.4%, so the school is improving faster than the state but still sits about 20 points behind. Given the strong science gains, low absenteeism, and rising ELA scores, parents may find reasons for optimism. The clearest next step is to make 6th and 7th grade math the top priority, while continuing to build on the school's evident strength in science.
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